# Administrative Guideline for the safe and responsible use of Generative AI in the Victorian Public Sector (No. 2024/07)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Victoria (Australia)
- **Instrument type**: Guidance
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
- **Adopted**: 2024-11-27

## In brief

The Victoria public sector generative AI guideline is a binding guidance of Victoria (Australia), issued by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria). Its current status is in force. Public service bodies and public entities under the Public Administration Act 2004.

## Summary

Sets minimum requirements for generative AI in the Victorian public sector: agency-approved tools are preferred, AI should not be used to make decisions or assessments, privacy, FOI and human-rights obligations still apply, and staff must be trained. Relying on unverified AI output could breach the codes of conduct.

## Scope

Public service bodies and public entities under the Public Administration Act 2004.

## Who it applies to

Victorian public sector employees and bodies.

## Key dates

Endorsed by the Victorian Secretaries Board 24 September 2024; made 27 November 2024.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0017 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0017; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/au-victoria-generative-ai-administrative-guideline
- **Official source**: https://www.vic.gov.au/administrative-guideline-safe-responsible-use-gen-ai-vps
- **Source document**: Administrative Guideline for the safe and responsible use of Generative AI in the VPS
- **Published by**: Victorian Government
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Administrative Guideline for the safe and responsible use of Generative AI in the Victorian Public Sector (No. 2024/07)" [AIPT-POL-0017, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0017 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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